How Learning About Scientists' Struggles Influences Students' Interest and Learning in Physics

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 469-484

  Hong, Huang Yao ^a   Lin Siegler, Xiaodong ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Learning interest; Perceptions of scientists; Personal background information; Science learning; Scientists' struggles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874393113     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026224     Document Type: Article

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